Nicole Jennings

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Nicole Jennings graduated from Western Washington University in 2015 with a BA in history and minors in German and French. Before joining KIRO Newsradio, she worked as a journalist for two years at the Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter and spent eight months teaching English in Salzburg, Austria on a Fulbright fellowship. In her free time, she enjoys reading, traveling, both attending and taking part in theatre, and going on runs around Green Lake.

City of Bellevue to start safe parking pilot program for those living in cars

The plan is for the safe parking pilot program to begin sometime over the summer. The city council approved $450,000 per year to run the program.
1 year ago

Business owners prepare for more king tides in Puget Sound

King tides return to the region over the weekend and into next week. People in areas that flooded the last time are already taking steps to prevent damage.
1 year ago

Leg. considering bills to lower taxes on spirits-based canned cocktails

Canned cocktails made with hard liquor will cost you more in taxes than those made with wine or beer, even if the alcohol content is the same.
1 year ago

Bill in legislature would ban toxins commonly found in cosmetics

Your favorite cosmetics may contain unhealthy levels of toxic chemicals, but a bill in the Legislature aims to do something about this.
1 year ago

King tides return to Puget Sound, but unlikely to bring much flooding

The king tides are back in the Puget Sound this week, but we are unlikely to see the widespread flooding that they brought two weeks ago.
1 year ago

Wind impacting Puget Sound part of larger storm pummeling California

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for parts of the state through noon after wind gusts reached upwards of 50 miles per hour.
1 year ago

King County seeing increasing ‘white powder’ fentanyl

Ahead of the New Year's party weekend, King County is warning people about a dangerous trend involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
1 year ago

Ice storm brings power outage, flooding risk to Western Washington

The snow will be gone soon, but the ice storm is likely to bring a mess to the region, including power outages and flooding.
1 year ago

State climatologist on why winter solstice is not our earliest sunset

The winter solstice is here, but while it is the shortest day of the year, it is neither the day with the earliest sunset nor with the latest sunrise.
1 year ago

Prepare for dangerously low temps, ice storm across Puget Sound

Before the snow clears out, the region will be hit with two hazards -- dangerously low temperatures and an ice storm during Friday's commute.
1 year ago

Lowest gas prices in months an early Christmas gift for WA drivers

It's an early Christmas present for drivers who are off to Grandmother's house -- gas prices in Washington are the lowest they have been in nearly a year.
1 year ago

Snohomish County says meth contamination won’t delay Edmonds housing facility

This process has the America's Best Value Inn on Highway 99 temporarily shut down, as the entire interior needs to undergo a cleanup.
1 year ago

Teachers push for higher minimum wage in South King cities after Tukwila vote

After Tukwila voted to enact a higher minimum wage, teachers in neighboring cities are advocating for a similar move in their communities.
1 year ago

Allow extra time for mail deliveries this holiday season

Some neighborhoods around the Puget Sound region are reporting mail delays. This comes as the USPS hits its busiest couple of weeks of the year.
1 year ago

Could we see a mask mandate as flu, RSV, COVID circulate?

Los Angeles County is moving toward another mask mandate as flu, COVID, and RSV circulate. How likely is Washington to bring masks back?
1 year ago

Family of man who died after delayed medic response sues City of Seattle

The family of a man who died of cardiac arrest after first responders delayed entering his home is suing the City of Seattle for $10 million.
1 year ago

Mt. Vernon Schools exploring shorter summer, more mid-year breaks

The Mount Vernon School District is considering shortening summer vacation and adding more breaks during the school year.
1 year ago

Fred Hutch study finds race, sex disparities in COVID trials

A study at Seattle's Fred Hutch found that all was not equal when it came to race and sex in the COVID vaccine and treatment trials.
1 year ago

Doctor: It’s possible to get flu, RSV, and COVID at same time

The flu, RSV, and COVID are all circulating in the community right now -- and for some unlucky people, all three will occur at the same time.
1 year ago

Pet dog electrocuted at Washington State Fairgrounds holiday event

A Christmas event at the Washington State Fairgrounds turned into a nightmare when faulty wiring resulted in a dog being electrocuted.
1 year ago

WA seeing major rise in antisemitism amidst hateful celebrity rhetoric

Acts of antisemitism are on the rise in Washington, with this year set to reach an all-time high in number of acts of hate against the Jewish community.
1 year ago

Senate Democrats, Republicans optimistic on climate change work

Democrats and Republicans in Olympia are hoping to find common ground on climate change legislation in the upcoming session.
1 year ago

Rise of pediatric flu causes worst medication shortage in ’15 years’

As cases of flu and RSV fill pediatric units at hospitals, many families are also having trouble getting flu medications for kids.
1 year ago

King County has first pediatric flu death in three years

For the first time in three years, a child in King County has died of the flu. It's the county's first known pediatric flu death of 2022.
1 year ago